News from BarrowJournal - Topics from June, 2010

Georgia Gov. Sonny Perdue on Tuesday vetoed funding for the planning of a new Lanier Tech campus outside of Winder. The technical college system requested a FY2011 appropriation of $172,124 for the initial payment on the planned issuance of $740,000 in five-year bonds. The governor’s office in a press release announcing several June 8 vetoes ...
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Dear Editor: After reading the article about Danny Yearwood’s antics regarding the press, it makes my blood boil. This is a perfect example of why my wife and I started Citizens of Barrow County for Change. For him to block access to the press means they are hiding something. What is it? Is he just mad at the Barrow Journal because they print ...
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Six local businesses suspected of running illegal gambling operations were raided last week by local authorities. Law enforcement officials served warrants during simultaneous raids at the Shell Station located at 10A Patrick Mill Road in Winder, the Shell Station at 830 Loganville Highway in Bethlehem, the G & S Shop at 669 Atlanta Highway ...
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Two of the three defendants accused of setting a 2005 fire which destroyed New Life Deliverance Church in Barrow County have pleaded guilty. Maurice Arnold and Bruce Edward Smith entered their pleas Monday in Barrow County Superior Court. Smith was sentenced to two years in jail which will be suspended pending the successful completion of ...
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An Auburn man attempted to swallow evidence after being stopped for failing to maintain lane on Main Street. An officer witnessed John Wesley Partin, 45, of 64 Main Street in Auburn, driving down the middle of the road. The officer recognized Partin and knew the man’s license had been suspended and served for child support obligations. Though ...
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“Never let a serious crisis go to waste. What I mean by that is it's an opportunity to do things you couldn't do before." – Rahm Emannuel, November 2008 Talk about a fair warning. With the attention of the nation focused on the unfolding environmental disaster in the gulf, President Obama is taking his top advisor’s words to heart to ...
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The Piedmont Regional Library in Winder has scheduled several children’s programs for the summer months. The programs are designed for preschool and elementary aged children and their parents. The Summer Reading program began June 5 with a visit from the Nickelodeon cartoon character Spongebob Squarepants. The “Make a Splash!” summer ...
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The Barrow County Board of Commissioners on Tuesday night approved multiple capital expenditures ranging from sewer infrastructure to a new ambulance. The board approved a $1.4 million contract with Stack Inc. of Fairburn for the construction of the second and third phases of the sewer improvements at the intersection of highways 53 and 316. ...
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A Barrow County Sheriff’s deputy temporarily detained a man accused of an assault, but released him after the victim denied any violence had occurred. A deputy was dispatched to a Hwy. 124 business after a caller advised a female had been pushed to the ground. The caller said the female victim struck her head when she fell and was out in ...
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Early voting for the July 20 primary began June 7. Voting is currently underway Monday through Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. at the Barrow County Elections Office located at 233 E. Broad Street, Winder. Elections supervisor Katie Ferm emphasized that voters should be aware that both the primary and a special election are being held. In the ...
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